diff --git a/js/ext/angular/test/list.html b/js/ext/angular/test/list.html
index 14b48b03ecb..ece83d86d5b 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/test/list.html
+++ b/js/ext/angular/test/list.html
@@ -267,11 +267,14 @@ <h1>YELLOW {{slideBox.slideIndex}}</h1>
       });
 
       var mouseTimerId;
+      var mouseMoveCount = 0;
       function onMouseMove(e) {
         clearTimeout(mouseTimerId);
         mouseTimerId = setTimeout(function(){
           var el = document.getElementById('mousemove-notify');
           el.style.display = 'block';
+          mouseMoveCount++;
+          el.innerText = 'Mouse Move! ' + mouseMoveCount;
           clearTimeout(mouseTimerId);
           mouseTimerId = setTimeout(function(){
             el.style.display = 'none';
@@ -280,11 +283,14 @@ <h1>YELLOW {{slideBox.slideIndex}}</h1>
       }
 
       var touchTimerId;
+      var touchMoveCount = 0;
       function onTouchMove(e) {
         clearTimeout(touchTimerId);
         touchTimerId = setTimeout(function(){
           var el = document.getElementById('touchmove-notify');
           el.style.display = 'block';
+          touchMoveCount++;
+          el.innerText = 'Touch Move! ' + touchMoveCount;
           clearTimeout(touchTimerId);
           touchTimerId = setTimeout(function(){
             el.style.display = 'none';
diff --git a/js/ext/angular/test/service/ionicTap.unit.js b/js/ext/angular/test/service/ionicTap.unit.js
index 1d93fdb4111..d2bca362346 100644
--- a/js/ext/angular/test/service/ionicTap.unit.js
+++ b/js/ext/angular/test/service/ionicTap.unit.js
@@ -71,16 +71,16 @@ describe('Ionic Tap', function() {
   it('Should setStart and hasScrolled true if >= touch tolerance', function() {
     ionic.tap.setStart({ clientX: 100, clientY: 100 });
 
-    var s = ionic.tap.hasScrolled({ clientX: 105, clientY: 100 });
+    var s = ionic.tap.hasScrolled({ clientX: 111, clientY: 100 });
     expect(s).toEqual(true);
 
-    s = ionic.tap.hasScrolled({ clientX: 95, clientY: 100 });
+    s = ionic.tap.hasScrolled({ clientX: 89, clientY: 100 });
     expect(s).toEqual(true);
 
-    s = ionic.tap.hasScrolled({ clientX: 100, clientY: 103 });
+    s = ionic.tap.hasScrolled({ clientX: 100, clientY: 107 });
     expect(s).toEqual(true);
 
-    s = ionic.tap.hasScrolled({ clientX: 100, clientY: 97 });
+    s = ionic.tap.hasScrolled({ clientX: 100, clientY: 93 });
     expect(s).toEqual(true);
 
     s = ionic.tap.hasScrolled({ clientX: 100, clientY: 200 });
diff --git a/js/utils/activator.js b/js/utils/activator.js
index 4564e91da66..36317ba8078 100644
--- a/js/utils/activator.js
+++ b/js/utils/activator.js
@@ -5,10 +5,13 @@
   var activeElements = {};  // elements that are currently active
   var keyId = 0;            // a counter for unique keys for the above ojects
   var ACTIVATED_CLASS = 'activated';
+  var touchMoveClearTimer;
 
   ionic.activator = {
 
     start: function(e) {
+      clearTimeout(touchMoveClearTimer);
+
       // when an element is touched/clicked, it climbs up a few
       // parents to see if it is an .item or .button element
       ionic.requestAnimationFrame(function(){
@@ -39,7 +42,9 @@
           // add listeners to clear all queued/active elements onMove
           if(e.type === 'touchstart') {
             document.body.removeEventListener('mousedown', ionic.activator.start);
-            document.body.addEventListener('touchmove', clear, false);
+            touchMoveClearTimer = setTimeout(function(){
+              document.body.addEventListener('touchmove', onTouchMove, false);
+            }, 85);
             setTimeout(activateElements, 85);
           } else {
             document.body.addEventListener('mousemove', clear, false);
@@ -73,12 +78,20 @@
     }
   }
 
+  function onTouchMove(e) {
+    if( ionic.tap.hasScrolled(e) ) {
+      clear();
+    }
+  }
+
   function onEnd(e) {
     // clear out any active/queued elements after XX milliseconds
     setTimeout(clear, 200);
   }
 
   function clear() {
+    clearTimeout(touchMoveClearTimer);
+
     // clear out any elements that are queued to be set to active
     queueElements = {};
 
diff --git a/js/utils/tap.js b/js/utils/tap.js
index 02d3e8f8c13..7e2f50870b8 100644
--- a/js/utils/tap.js
+++ b/js/utils/tap.js
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
   var REMOVE_PREVENT_DELAY = 380; // delay after a touchend/mouseup before removing the ghostclick prevent
   var REMOVE_PREVENT_DELAY_GRADE_C = 800; // same as REMOVE_PREVENT_DELAY, but for grade c devices
   var HIT_RADIUS = 15; // surrounding area of a click that if a ghostclick happens it would get ignored
-  var TOUCH_TOLERANCE_X = 4; // how much the X coordinates can be off between start/end, but still a click
-  var TOUCH_TOLERANCE_Y = 2; // how much the Y coordinates can be off between start/end, but still a click
+  var TOUCH_TOLERANCE_X = 10; // how much the X coordinates can be off between start/end, but still a click
+  var TOUCH_TOLERANCE_Y = 6; // how much the Y coordinates can be off between start/end, but still a click
   var tapCoordinates = {}; // used to remember coordinates to ignore if they happen again quickly
   var startCoordinates = {}; // used to remember where the coordinates of the start of a touch
   var clickPreventTimerId;
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@
 
         } else if(ionic.tap.hasScrolled(e)) {
           // this click's coordinates are different than its touchstart/mousedown, must have been scrolling
-          console.debug('preventGhostClick', 'hasScrolled, startCoordinates, x:' + startCoordinates.x + ' y:' + startCoordinates.y);
+          console.debug('preventGhostClick', 'hasScrolled');
         }
 
         var c = ionic.tap.getCoordinates(e);
-        return 'click at x:' + c.x + ', y:' + c.y;
+        return 'click(' + c.x + ',' + c.y + '), start(' + startCoordinates.x + ',' + startCoordinates.y + ')';
       })());
 
 
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@
         return false;
       }
 
+      // the allowed distance between touchstart/mousedown and
       return (c.x > startCoordinates.x + TOUCH_TOLERANCE_X ||
               c.x < startCoordinates.x - TOUCH_TOLERANCE_X ||
               c.y > startCoordinates.y + TOUCH_TOLERANCE_Y ||